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Canadian ice dancers finish fourth and fifth in Grand Prix final
GRENOBLE - Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier couldn't overcome a fall in the rhythm dance at the ISU Grand Prix final to reach the podium with their free skate Saturday. Toronto's Gil...
Dec 07, 2024
3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatsCan
HALIFAX - Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 - the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is av...
Dec 07, 2024
Environment Canada issues more than a dozen weather warnings in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says freezing rain and flurries are set to hit parts of B.C. today, issuing more than a dozen weather warnings over heavy rain and snowfall at higher elevations. The for...
Dec 07, 2024
Quebec liquor store employees secure new collective agreement after 2-year fight
MONTREAL - Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Quebec liquor store employees have secured a new collective agreement, ending two years of negotiations with the province-owned company. The ...
Dec 07, 2024
Norris takes pole for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, Hamilton 18th in Mercedes farewell
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - McLaren's 26-year wait for a Formula One constructors' title could soon be over. Lewis Hamilton's time with Mercedes is set to end on a low. Lando Norris took po...
Dec 07, 2024
Germany's Francesco Friedrich wins 80th World Cup bobsled gold
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) - Francesco Friedrich of Germany got the 80th World Cup win of his career Saturday, teaming with rookie Simon Wulff to prevail in the opening two-man bobsled race of the season...
Dec 07, 2024
Lindsey Vonn finishes 24th in downhill in her first race since announcing her return at age 40
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - Lindsey Vonn finished 24th in a lower-level FIS downhill race on Saturday as she returned from retirement to compete for the first time in nearly six years. The 40-year-o...
Dec 07, 2024
Notre Dame reopens its doors to Macron and other world leaders in a rare symbol of unity
PARIS (AP) - Howling winds couldn't stop Notre Dame's heart from beating again. With three resounding knocks on its doors by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, wielding a staff carved from fire-scorched...
Dec 07, 2024
Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem
MONTREAL - Quebec Conservative Party leader ric Duhaime has been hospitalized with a heart problem. Duhaime says he suffered heart trouble Friday night and his spouse immediately brought him to hospit...
Dec 07, 2024
Canada's Danae Blais claims World Cup short track gold in Beijing
BEIJING - Canadian short track speedskater Danae Blais captured her first World Cup gold medal in an individual distance Saturday when she was first in the women's 1,000 metres. The 25-year-old from C...
Dec 07, 2024
